There are 419 cities in Kentucky that are recognized by the state.

City Classes

Kentucky cities are divided into six classes based on their population.Over 400 classification-related laws affect public safety, alcohol beverage control, revenue options and others.Lexington and Fayette County merged to create an urban county government (UCG)and Louisville merged with Jefferson County to create a metro government.However, Lexington and Louisville retain their pre-merger classification.

The Kentucky General Assembly has historically only reclassified cities when requested by the city government. If all cities werereclassified according to actual population, about 25% of classifications would change.

Class	Population	Cities
1	100,000 or more	1
2	20,000 to 99,000	13
3	8,000 to 19,999	19
4	3,000 to 7,999	107
5	1000 to 2,999	116
6	999 or less	163

List of incorporated cities

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Place Name	Population	Class	Area	Formed	County(ies)
Adairville	920	5			Logan
Albany	2,220	4		1837	Clinton
Alexandria	8,286	4		1793	Campbell
Allen	150	6			Floyd
Anchorage	2,264	4		1878	Jefferson
Arlington	395	6		1873	Carlisle
Ashland	21,981	2		1854	Boyd
Auburn	1,444	5		1862	Logan
Audubon Park	1,545	5			Jefferson
Augusta	1,204	4		1797	Bracken
Bancroft	536	6			Jefferson
Barbourmeade	1,260	5			Jefferson
Barbourville	3,589	4		1800	Knox
Bardstown	10,374	4		1780	Nelson
Bardwell	799	5		1784	Carlisle
Barlow	715	6		1875	Ballard
Beattyville	1,193	5		1850	Lee
Beaver Dam	3,033	4		1800	Ohio
Bedford	677	6		1818	Trimble
Beechwood Village	1,173	5			Jefferson
Bellefonte	837	6			Greenup
Bellemeade	871	6			Jefferson
Bellevue	6,480	4			Campbell
Bellewood	300	6			Jefferson
Benham	599	5		1911	Harlan
Benton	4,197	4		1842	Marshall
Berea	9,851	4		1854	Madison
Berry	310	6		1856	Harrison
Blackey	153	6		1908	Letcher
Blaine	245	6		1822	Lawrence
Bloomfield	855	5		1803	Nelson
Blue Ridge Manor	623	6			Jefferson
Bonnieville	354	6			Hart
Booneville	111	6		1846	Owsley
Bowling Green	49,296	2		1802	Warren
Bradfordsville	304	6			Marion
Brandenburg	2,049	5		1825	Meade
Bremen	365	6			Muhlenberg
Briarwood	554	6			Jefferson
Brodhead	1,193	5		1868	Rockcastle
Broeck Pointe	294	6			Jefferson
Bromley	838	5			Kenton
Brooksville	589	5		1839	Bracken
Brownsboro Farm	676	6			Jefferson
Brownsboro Village	318	6			Jefferson
Brownsville	921	5		1826	Edmonson
Buckhorn	144	6			Perry
Burgin	874	5		1877	Mercer
Burkesville	1,756	5		1798	Cumberland
Burlington	10,779	CDP		1799	Boone
Burnside	637	5		1877	Pulaski
Butler	613	5		1830	Pendleton
Cadiz	2,373	5		1820	Trigg
Calhoun	836	5		1785	McLean
California	86	6			Campbell
Calvert City	2,701	4		1872	Marshall
Camargo	923	5			Montgomery
Cambridge	192	6			Jefferson
Campbellsburg	705	5			Henry
Campbellsville	10,498	3		1814	Taylor
Campton	424	6		1860	Wolfe
Caneyville	627	6			Grayson
Carlisle	1,917	4		1816	Nicholas
Carrollton	3,846	4		1794	Carroll
Carrsville	64	6			Livingston
Catlettsburg	1,960	4		1849	Boyd
Cave City	1,880	4			Barren
Centertown	416	6			Ohio
Central City	5,893	4		1873	Muhlenberg
Clarkson	794	6			Grayson
Clay	1,179	5			Webster
Clay City	1,303	5			Powell
Clinton	1,415	5		1828	Hickman
Cloverport	1,256	5			Breckinridge
Coal Run Village	577	6			Pike
Cold Spring	3,806	5			Campbell
Coldstream	956	6			Jefferson
Columbia	4,014	4		1800	Adair
Columbus	229	5			Hickman
Concord	28	6			Lewis
Corbin	7,742	4		1883	Whitley Knox
Corinth	181	6			Grant
Corydon	744	5			Henderson
Covington	43,370	2		1815	Kenton
Crab Orchard	842	6			Lincoln
Creekside	336	6			Jefferson
Crescent Springs	3,931	4			Kenton
Crestview	471	6			Campbell
Crestview Hills	2,889	4			Kenton
Crestwood	1,999	5			Oldham
Crittenden	2,401	5			Grant
Crofton	838	5			Christian
Crossgate	251	6			Jefferson
Cumberland	2,611	4		1822	Harlan
Cynthiana	6,258	4		1793	Harrison
Danville	15,477	3		1783	Boyle
Dawson Springs	2,980	4		1874	Hopkins Caldwell
Dayton	5,966	4		1848	Campbell
Dixon	632	6		1861	Webster
Douglass Hills	5,718	4		1973	Jefferson
Dover	316	6			Mason
Drakesboro	627	5			Muhlenberg
Druid Hills	318	6			Jefferson
Dry Ridge	1,995	5			Grant
Earlington	1,649	4			Hopkins
Eddyville	2,350	5		1798	Lyon
Edgewood	9,400	4		1948	Kenton
Edmonton	1,586	5		1800	Metcalfe
Ekron	170	6			Meade
Elizabethtown	22,542	4		1797	Hardin
Elkhorn City	1,060	4			Pike
Elkton	1,984	4		1820	Todd
Elsmere	8,139	4		1896	Kenton
Eminence	2,231	4			Henry
Erlanger	16,676	3		1897	Kenton
Eubank	358	6			Pulaski Lincoln
Evarts	1,101	5			Harlan
Ewing	278	6			Fleming
Fairfield	72	6			Nelson
Fairview	156	6			Kenton
Falmouth	2,058	4		1793	Pendleton
Ferguson	881	5			Pulaski
Fincastle	825	6			Jefferson
Flatwoods	7,605	3			Greenup
Fleming-Neon	840	5			Letcher
Flemingsburg	3,010	4		1796	Fleming
Florence	23,551	3		1830	Boone
Fordsville	531	6			Ohio
Forest Hills	494	6			Jefferson
Fort Mitchell	8,089	4		1909	Kenton
Fort Thomas	16,495	4		1914	Campbell
Fort Wright	5,681	4		1941	Kenton
Fountain Run	236	6			Monroe
Fox Chase	476	6			Bullitt
Frankfort	27,741	2		1786	Franklin
Franklin	7,996	4		1820	Simpson
Fredonia	420	5			Caldwell
Frenchburg	551	6		1869	Menifee
Fulton	2,775	4		1872	Fulton
Gamaliel	439	6			Monroe
Georgetown	18,080	4		1784	Scott
Germantown	190	6			Bracken Mason
Ghent	371	6			Carroll
Glasgow	13,019	3		1809	Barren
Glencoe	251	6			Gallatin
Glenview	558	6			Jefferson
Glenview Hills	337	6			Jefferson
Glenview Manor	191	6			Jefferson
Goose Creek	272	6			Jefferson
Goshen	907	5			Oldham
Grand Rivers	343	5			Livingston
Gratz	89	6			Owen
Graymoor-Devondale	2,925	4			Jefferson
Grayson	3,877	4		1838	Carter
Green Spring	759	6			Jefferson
Greensburg	2,396	5		1796	Green
Greenup	1,198	5		1804	Greenup
Greenville	4,398	4		1799	Muhlenberg
Guthrie	1,469	5			Todd
Hanson	625	6			Hopkins
Hardin	564	5			Marshall
Hardinsburg	2,345	5			Breckinridge
Harlan	2,081	4			Harlan
Harrodsburg	8,014	4		1774	Mercer
Hartford	2,571	5		1790	Ohio
Hawesville	971	5		1829	Hancock
Hazard	4,806	3		1821	Perry
Hazel	440	6			Calloway
Hebron Estates	1,104	5			Bullitt
Henderson	27,373	2		1797	Henderson
Hickman	2,560	4			Fulton
Hickory Hill	144	6			Jefferson
Highland Heights	6,554	4		1867	Campbell
Hills and Dales	153	6			Jefferson
Hillview	7,037	4		1974	Bullitt
Hindman	787	5		1884	Knott
Hodgenville	2,874	4		1818	Larue
Hollow Creek	815	5			Jefferson
Hollyvilla	481	6			Jefferson
Hopkinsville	30,089	2		1799	Christian
Horse Cave	2,252	4		1864	Hart
Houston Acres	491	6			Jefferson
Hunters Hollow	372	6			Bullitt
Hurstbourne	3,884	4		1982	Jefferson
Hurstbourne Acres	1,504	5			Jefferson
Hustonville	347	5			Lincoln
Hyden	204	6		1878	Leslie
Independence	14,982	3		1842	Kenton
Indian Hills	2,882	4			Jefferson
Inez	466	6		1874	Martin
Irvine	2,843	4			Estill
Irvington	1,257	5			Breckinridge
Island	435	6			McLean
Jackson	2,490	4		1839	Breathitt
Jamestown	1,624	5		1827	Russell
Jeffersontown	26,633	2		1797	Jefferson
Jeffersonville	1,804	5			Montgomery
Jenkins	2,401	4			Letcher
Junction City	2,184	5			Boyle
Kenton Vale	156	6			Kenton
Kevil	574	6			Ballard
Kingsley	428	6			Jefferson
Kuttawa	596	5			Lyon
LaCenter	1,038	5			Ballard
LaFayette	193	6			Christian
LaGrange	5,676	4		1827	Oldham
Lakeside Park	2,869	5		1930	Kenton
Lakeview Heights	251	6			Rowan
Lancaster	3,734	4		1797	Garrard
Langdon Place	974	6			Jefferson
Lawrenceburg	9,014	4		1820	Anderson
Lebanon	5,718	4		1814	Marion
Lebanon Junction	1,801	5			Bullitt
Leitchfield	6,139	4		1810	Grayson
Lewisburg	903	5			Logan
Lewisport	1,639	5			Hancock
Lexington	260,512	2		1790	Fayette
Liberty	1,850	5		1808	Casey
Lincolnshire	154	6			Jefferson
Livermore	1,482	5			McLean
Livingston	228	6			Rockcastle
London	5,692	4		1825	Laurel
Lone Oak	454	6			McCracken
Loretto	623	6			Marion
Louisa	2,018	5		1818	Lawrence
Louisville	256,231	1		1778	Jefferson
Loyall	766	5			Harlan
Ludlow	4,409	4		1864	Kenton
Lynch	900	5		1917	Harlan
Lyndon	9,369	4		1871	Jefferson
Lynnview	965	5			Jefferson
Mackville	206	6			Washington
Madisonville	19,307	4		1807	Hopkins
Manchester	1,738	4		1807	Clay
Manor Creek	221	6			Jefferson
Marion	3,196	4		1842	Crittenden
Martin	633	4			Floyd
Maryhill Estates	175	6			Jefferson
Mayfield	10,349	3		1823	Graves
Maysville	8,993	3		1787	Mason
McHenry	417	6			Ohio
McKee	878	5			Jackson
Meadow Vale	765	5			Jefferson
Meadowbrook Farm	146	6			Jefferson
Meadowview Estates	422	6			Jefferson
Melbourne	457	6			Campbell
Mentor	181	6			Campbell
Middlesborough	10,384	3		1890	Bell
Middletown	5,744	4		1797	Jefferson
Midway	1,620	5			Woodford
Millersburg	842	5			Bourbon
Milton	525	6			Trimble
Mockingbird Valley	190	6			Jefferson
Monterey	167	6			Owen
Monticello	5,981	4		1800	Wayne
Moorland	464	6			Jefferson
Morehead	5,914	4		1856	Rowan
Morganfield	3,494	4		1870	Union
Morgantown	2,544	5		1811	Butler
Mortons Gap	952	5			Hopkins
Mount Olivet	289	5		1851	Robertson
Mount Sterling	5,876	4		1792	Montgomery
Mount Vernon	2,592	5		1790	Rockcastle
Mount Washington	8,485	4		1822	Bullitt
Muldraugh	1,298	5			Meade
Munfordville	1,563	5		1816	Hart
Murray	14,950	3		1844	Calloway
Murray Hill	616	6			Jefferson
Nebo	220	6			Hopkins
New Castle	919	5		1798	Henry
New Haven	849	6			Nelson
Newport	17,048	2		1794	Campbell
Nicholasville	19,680	3		1812	Jessamine
Norbourne Estates	461	6			Jefferson
North Middletown	562	5			Bourbon
Northfield	970	5			Jefferson
Nortonville	1,264	5			Hopkins
Norwood	395	6			Jefferson
Oak Grove	7,064	4		1828	Christian
Oakland	260	6			Warren
Old Brownsboro Place	384	6			Jefferson
Olive Hill	1,813	4		1861	Carter
Orchard Grass Hills	1,031	5			Oldham
Owensboro	54,067	2		1816	Daviess
Owenton	1,387	5		1822	Owen
Owingsville	1,488	4		1829	Bath
Paducah	26,307	2		1931	McCracken
Paintsville	4,132	4		1834	Johnson
Paris	9,183	3		1789	Bourbon
Park City	517	5			Barren
Park Hills	2,977	4		1927	Kenton
Parkway Village	715	6			Jefferson
Pembroke	797	6			Christian
Perryville	763	5			Boyle
Pewee Valley	1,436	5			Oldham
Pikeville	6,295	3		1823	Pike
Pineville	2,093	4		1781	Bell
Pioneer Village	2,555	4			Bullitt
Pippa Passes	297	6			Knott
Plantation	902	5			Jefferson
Pleasureville	869	6			Henry Shelby
Plum Springs	447	6			Warren
Poplar Hills	396	6			Jefferson
Powderly	846	5			Muhlenberg
Prestonsburg	3,612	4		1797	Floyd
Prestonville	164	6			Carroll
Princeton	6,536	4		1817	Caldwell
Prospect	4,657	3			Jefferson Oldham
Providence	3,611	4		1828	Webster
Raceland	2,355	5			Greenup
Radcliff	21,961	2		1919	Hardin
Ravenna	693	5			Estill
Raywick	144	6			Marion
Richlawn	454	6			Jefferson
Richmond	27,152	2		1798	Madison
River Bluff	402	6			Oldham
Riverwood	469	6			Jefferson
Robards	564	6			Henderson
Rochester	186	6			Butler
Rockport	334	6			Ohio
Rolling Fields	648	6			Jefferson
Rolling Hills	907	5			Jefferson
Russell	3,645	4		1869	Greenup
Russell Springs	2,399	5			Russell
Russellville	7,149	4			Logan
Ryland Heights	799	6			Kenton
Sacramento	517	6			McLean
Sadieville	263	6			Scott
Saint Charles	309	6			Hopkins
Saint Matthews	15,852	4		1800	Jefferson
St. Regis Park	1,520	4			Jefferson
Salem	769	6			Livingston
Salt Lick	342	6			Bath
Salyersville	1,604	4		1861	Magoffin
Sanders	246	6			Carroll
Sandy Hook	678	5		1869	Elliott
Sardis	149	6			Mason Robertson
Science Hill	634	6			Pulaski
Scottsville	4,327	4		1816	Allen
Sebree	1,558	5			Webster
Seneca Gardens	699	6			Jefferson
Sharpsburg	295	6			Bath
Shelbyville	10,085	4		1792	Shelby
Shepherdsville	8,334	4			Bullitt
Shively	15,157	3		1831	Jefferson
Silver Grove	1,215	5			Campbell
Simpsonville	1,281	5			Shelby
Slaughters	238	6			Webster
Smithfield	102	6			Henry
Smithland	401	6		1805	Livingston
Smiths Grove	784	5			Warren
Somerset	11,352	3		1801	Pulaski
Sonora	350	6			Hardin
South Carrollton	184	6			Muhlenberg
South Park View	196	6			Jefferson
South Shore	1,226	5			Greenup
Southgate	3,472	4		1907	Campbell
Sparta	230	6			Gallatin Owen
Spring Mill	380	6			Jefferson
Spring Valley	668	6			Jefferson
Springfield	2,634	4		1793	Washington
Stamping Ground	566	6			Scott
Stanford	3,430	4		1786	Lincoln
Stanton	3,029	4		1854	Powell
Strathmoor Manor	333	6			Jefferson
Strathmoor Village	625	6			Jefferson
Sturgis	2,030	4			Union
Sycamore	159	6			Jefferson
Taylor Mill	6,913	4		1810	Kenton
Taylorsville	1,009	5		1790	Spencer
Ten Broeck	129	6			Jefferson
Thornhill	175	6			Jefferson
Tompkinsville	2,660	5		1809	Monroe
Trenton	419	6			Todd
Union	2,893	4			Boone
Uniontown	1,064	5			Union
Upton	654	6			Hardin Larue
Vanceburg	1,731	4		1827	Lewis
Versailles	7,511	4		1792	Woodford
Vicco	318	6			Perry
Villa Hills	7,948	4		1921	Kenton
Vine Grove	4,169	4		1850	Hardin
Wallins Creek	257	6			Harlan
Walton	2,450	5			Boone Kenton
Warfield	284	6			Martin
Warsaw	1,811	4			Gallatin
Water Valley	316	6			Graves
Watterson Park	953	5			Jefferson
Waverly	297	6			Union
Wayland	298	6			Floyd
Wellington	561	6			Jefferson
West Buechel	1,301	5			Jefferson
West Liberty	3,277	4			Morgan
West Point	1,100	5			Hardin
Westwood	612	6			Jefferson
Wheatcroft	173	6			Webster
Wheelwright	1,042	6			Floyd
White Plains	800	5			Hopkins
Whitesburg	1,600	4		1842	Letcher
Whitesville	632	6			Daviess
Whitley City	1,111	CDP		1902	McCreary
Wickliffe	794	5		1880	Ballard
Wilder	2,624	5			Campbell
Wildwood	247	6			Jefferson
Williamsburg	5,143	4		1819	Whitley
Williamstown	3,227	5		1820	Grant Pendleton
Willisburg	304	6			Washington
Wilmore	5,905	4			Jessamine
Winchester	16,724	3		1792	Clark
Windy Hills	2,480	5			Jefferson
Wingo	581	6			Graves
Woodburn	323	6			Warren
Woodbury	87	6			Butler
Woodland Hills	657	6			Jefferson
Woodlawn	268	6			Campbell
Woodlawn Park	1,033	5			Jefferson
Worthington	1,673	5			Greenup
Worthington Hills	1,594	6			Jefferson
Worthville	215	6			Carroll
Wurtland	1,049	6			Greenup

• A All but two of Kentucky's county seats are cities. The exceptions are Whitley City, seat of McCreary County and Burlington, seat of Boone County. Two Kentucky counties have two seats each -- the seats of Campbell County are Alexandria and Newport, and the seats of Kenton County are Covington and Independence.
• B Population and area are as of 2000.
• C For municipalities located in more than one county, the primary county (according to U.S. Census) is listed first.

See also

• Demographics of Kentucky
• Geography of Kentucky
• Metropolitan areas of Kentucky
• List of counties in Kentucky
• Kentucky census statistical areas

References

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